Seems like just about every "civilized" country has banned elephant rides and the "third world" countries don't have street view, so had to get creative :-)
Hmm, not sure kjfitz will go for this. You should be able to find Elephant rides in Thailand, but if you want to see a spectacular fake elephant ride, I'll show you one - http://goo.gl/maps/tqoEe
Found a photo of it here:
https://www.facebook.com/JuniataCountyFair/photos/pb.218198834893058.-2207520000.1411245537./772515326128070/?type=1&theater